Hadith on Eid: The Prophet forbids fasting on the two Eids

Abu ‘Ubayd reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has prohibited you from fasting on the days of these two celebrations, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. One of them is the day you break your fast and the other is the day you eat from your sacrifices.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5571, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1137

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عن أبي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ نَهَاكُمْ عَنْ صِيَامِ هَذَيْنِ الْعِيدَيْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَيَوْمُ فِطْرِكُمْ مِنْ صِيَامِكُمْ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيَوْمٌ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ نُسُكِكُمْ

5571 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأضاحي باب ما يؤكل من لحوم الأضاحي وما يتزود منها

1137 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب النهي عن صوم يوم الفطر ويوم الأضحى

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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